The products you see everywhere, the chairs you’re sitting, the mouse you’re holding, or even the computer monitor that you’re staring at all involve with industrial design. Inventing new products or just innovating other products to improve the use of the product for society to use, using both elements of design and technology. For example, an invention would be the Google Glass and an innovation would be the different iPhone process systems that get released all year (iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, etc). They use different technological programs such as; Google Sketchup and AutoCAD (like we did in class) and traditional styles such as drafting and sketching, thus they have to have a strong computer background. Being an industrial designer, there needs to be a lot of both essential skills and work habits to become a good designer, such as; communication/people skills, creative skills, organization, problem solving skills, and many more. As for the communication/people skills, like most design careers the designers would have to work in a team to get the job finished. This includes working with people such as; engineering, model-makers, and their clients so the design and the final product would be successful. Creative skills involve creating new uses for the product, drafting, the design process, and thinking of materials to in-cooperate it to the product. Creative skills play a big part because with the unique design for the product, it draw the audience towards the product. Problem solving on the other hand is also what industrial designers are there for, to solve problems to make the product better. Products are usually made so a problem could be solved, problems which include the 16 Fundamental Digital Technology concepts such as; aesthetics, control, ergonomics, material, structure, etc. Problem solving, besides thinking of the idea also includes solving the problems that happen in the process of creating your product.
An industrial designer’s salary works the same way a Graphic Designer would be like, which is that they’d usually depend on what the client thinks of the final product and they get paid by their level of experience. Those who have barely any experience would have a range of around $30,000 – $40, 000 per year, those with fair amount of experience would boost up to around $50, 000 – $60 ,000 a year, and senior graphic designers would receive around $80,000 – $90,000 a year. Industrial Designers usually work 5 days a week; Monday to Friday, and would usually work overtime to meet project deadlines.
In order to become an industrial designer you would have to get a bachelor’s degree in the arts, and there are programs specified in this area in both colleges and universities. Colleges who have this program in Ontario include; Conestoga College, George Brown College, Humber College, Seneca College, and Sheridan College. Universities who have this program in Ontario include; Carleton University, OCAD (Ontario School of Art and Design University), and York University.
Being an industrial designer is another career choice for me, as it fascinates me when you can see things work and get created, so I wondered, why can’t i just do this as a job? I would always get interested with building contraptions and devices, especially using Lego Blocks when I was younger. However, like my other career choices, I remain unsure if I should go into this career due to the fact that you would need a really need a physics mindset and these programs are usually very competitive to get into. Hopefully I can get a mindset with what I want to do in the future next year~
contain data like the weather, social networking, calling, photos, email, music, and many many more. Now, there is a new type of innovation going into hand which is (and already is) changing our world as we know it. The product that I’m talking about is, yes the one on the title; Google Glass. Google Glass is a type of wearable technology that is like the smartphone, but hands-free, where you would say commands through your natural voice or through the small touch pad on the right-side of the glasses. The Google Glass also added new applications compared to the smart phone; such as having new apps, facial expressions, voice translations, exercise, and photo manipulations. They also included of course Google applications such as; Google +, Google Maps, and Gmail. This lovely product was already out for the public on April 15, 2014; not too long ago, and it costs around $1,500 – $2,000 in depending on the model and style. It holds 16 GB, it is only 50 grams in weight, and is available for people with prescriptions.
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